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Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives
A whale shark · Photo by Arturo de Frias Marques, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Featured picture

Gaafu Dhaalu

ގދ · GDh · Guesthouses outnumbering resorts

Thinadhoo is the southern hub and has a fiercely independent history — it was the centre of the short-lived United Suvadive Republic in the late 1950s, and the memory is still present.

Guesthouse beds outnumber resort beds here several times over, which is the reverse of the national picture. It is one of the cheapest atolls to visit and one of the least visited.

At a glance

CapitalThinadhoo
Population12,758
AirportKaadedhdhoo KDM · Maavarulu RUL · Faresmaathodaa FMT
Public ferryYes, regional
Resorts2
Hotels0
Guesthouses8

Getting there

Three domestic airports serve this atoll — Kaadedhdhoo is the main one, roughly an hour from Malé.

Properties below are the Ministry of Tourism’s registered facilities for this atoll — name, island, rooms and beds exactly as recorded on the register. Transfer times, house-reef status and rates are checked by us property by property and appear as each listing is completed.

Resorts 2 in Gaafu Dhaalu

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NH Collection Maldives Havodda ResortHavodda120Rooms240Beds
Ayada MaldivesMagudhdhuvaa100Rooms200Beds

Guesthouses 8 in Gaafu Dhaalu

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Laguna RetreatVaadhoo10Rooms20Beds
Vaaruge ResidenceHoandehdhoo10Rooms20Beds
Small Island LodgeFaresmaathodaa7Rooms14Beds
Surf House By KonalleGadhdhoo7Rooms14Beds
Sunset Private VillaFiyoaree6Rooms12Beds
Avanti VaadhooVaadhoo5Rooms10Beds
FSS ResidenceHoandehdhoo5Rooms10Beds
Palm Tree Tourist VillageRathafandhoo3Rooms6Beds

Islands worth knowing


ThinadhooThe southern hub, with a distinct political history.
GadhdhooKnown for weaving — thundu kunaa mats are made here.
FiyoareeSmall and quiet, on the western rim.

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